Get Involved

Get Involved

Involvement Opportunities

An important part of the JAG Advantage is Employer Engagement. It entails collaboration with businesses and community leaders to provide students exposure to careers and continued education opportunities available in Kansas.

Be a Guest Speaker

We invite interested individuals to visit classrooms and talk with the students about their career paths, as well as what it takes to be successful in the workforce. This often leads to facility tours, mentorship, job shadowing and internship opportunities. The network of business and community leaders inspires our students to stay engaged in high school and plan for their successful futures.

Help at an Event

JAG-K currently hosts multiple events across the state each year. We are always looking for service-minded professionals who are willing to serve as guest judges for competitions. We also need volunteers to help with general event needs, such as helping students find their way around a location and making sure things run smoothly.

Become a Sponsor

If volunteering isn't for you but you would still like to contribute, sponsorship opportunities are always available for regional and state events.

Simply Shop at Dillons!

Support JAG-K when you shop! Dillon's Community Rewards® will make a contribution to JAG-K each time you swipe your card. There is no cost to enroll and it will not affect your fuel points or coupon discounts.

If you are interested in getting involved with JAG-K, please fill out the form on this page and we will be in touch soon. Or for more information, contact Mark Bisbing at
785-478-5650 or by email at mark.bisbing@jagkansas.org.

Career Development Conferences (CDC)

Each of our eight regions must hold a Regional CDC to find those who place and are able to move onto the State CDC. These events are put on by the Regional Directors of each Region. Our Regional and State CDC are always in search of guest judges for student events. Described below is our State CDC event, which typically consists of one day for High Schoolers and the following day for Middle Schoolers.

State Career Development Conferences are an opportunity for students who have placed first, second, or third in their regional CDC events to come together and compete for a chance to attend the National Student Leadership Academy (NSLA), held by JAG National, in Washington, D.C. NSLA is completely paid for by JAG-K for those students who qualify at State CDC. Each of our eight regions holds their Regional CDC events the month prior to the State CDC. Students compete in categories such as Public Speaking, Employability, Math Skills, Project Based Learning, and more.

In addition to the events that the students compete against each other in person, students can also compete in various pre-judged events including T-Shirt Design, Senior Portfolio, Digital Scrapbook, Video Project, Art Contest, and a Poster Project. The top six finalists in each category are invited to the State CDC where their peers can vote on their favorites. The T-Shirt design winner becomes the official t-shirt for that year.

Nuru and Irsik with Chuck and Mark at Walmart

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